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Lufthansa transports people and freight thousands of kilometres to their destination as part of its daily routine. Transporting knowhow and expertise across continents into new cultural domains is a challenge of a totally different dimension. It is one that Lufthansa Technik has nevertheless mastered superbly: Its Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen subsidiary has in four years since its founding acquired a leading position in the business of repairing high-grade aircraft components, such as thrust reversers for Boeing and Airbus power plants, in China.
Workshops at Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen.
The knowhow transfer has been successful: Airlines like Air China,Thai Airways, Philippine Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines and the new Jade Cargo International carrier have come to reply on the expertise of the Sino-German joint venture at Shenzhen. In July 2006, Lufthansa Technik signed a contract with Jade Cargo International on the provision of services valued at more than 100 million US dollars. Under the agreement, Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen handles the warehousing and provisioning of components for aircraft in the new cargo carrier’s fleet. It is also responsible for maintenance and repair of load unit devices for Jade Cargo and will in future operate as a new hub providing components supplies to Chinese carriers.
Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen is the first and only repairer in China of engine cowls made from composite materials. In autumn 2003, the company began operations with an autoclave, a giant-type facility in which aircraft parts made from composites can be bonded at a pressure of up to 10 bar and temperatures rising to 250 degrees Celsius. The autoclave carries out extensive repairs from a central location in Asia on thrust reverses, airframe sections and other related parts made of composites.
Meantime after four years in operation, the workforce at Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen has grown from the initial 40 to more than 100 employees. Its skilled Chinese aircraft component makers and metal workers received their basic training at the Ameco aircraft maintenance and engineering centre operated jointly by Air China and Lufthansa in Peking. It was there they learnt English technical jargon prior to honing their practical skills on-the-job at Lufthansa Technik workshops in Hamburg.
The quality delivered by Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen has been officially endorsed: In October 2003, it obtained a “Maintenance Organization Certificate“ from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) authorising it to provide maintenance services to EASA requirements. This certification was a major milestone for Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen licensing it to offer repair and other services to international customers. |
Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Co.
- Joint Venture between Lufthansa Technik, Kailan and Shenzhen Invest Corp.
- Founded 1999
- Repairs on high-grade aircraft components, like thrust reversers on Boeing and Airbus engines, in China
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